Agapanthus africanus

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Agapanthus africanus

Plant (HPS Number P06381)

Notes:
Date donated: 2nd Mar 2015
Donor: Rob Cole

RHS Number and Name Designation (if any): - tentative
  • Date added to the website: 23rd May 2023
  • Date updated on the website: 19th Dec 2024
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9 linked publications

Agapanthus and the Love Hate Relationship by Janet Sleep
Publication: Cornucopia
Edition: 24: Autumn 2009

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Drought-Proof Plants by Bob Brown
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 47 No 1 Spring 2026

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Extending the Flowering Season by Matt Biggs
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 47 No 1 Spring 2026

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Ground Cover and Related Matters by Gordon James
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 45 No 2 Autumn 2024

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Le Jardin de la Mothe – a remarkable garden by Liz Wells
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 45 No 2 Autumn 2024

Potted bulbs add colour beneath the ligustrum halo © John Seiffer

Learning Curve by Val Bourne
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 46 No 1 Spring 2025

Calendula officinalis ‘Indian Prince’ (©HPS Image Library)

More colour, less work – perfect plants for ‘hands-off’ gardening by Gillian Taylor
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 45 No 2 Autumn 2024

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Protecting biodiversity – challenging common mistakes in gardening by Chris Reeve
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 46 No 1 Spring 2025

The presence of predators, like this grass snake, indicate ecological health © Chris Reeve

What’s Your Poison? by Fran Scott
Publication: Cornucopia
Edition: 56: Autumn 2025

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The White Garden
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Winter planting at the Lakeside garden
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Propagation of Deciduous Agapanthus

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Agapanthus africanus

S00072
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Agapanthus africanus

P05059
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Agapanthus africanus

P06381

Plants in the genus : Agapanthus

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Agapanthus white flrs with pink mauve tip

M00181
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Agapanthus white flowers

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Agapanthus white dwarf hybrids

M00179
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Agapanthus white

P04535
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Agapanthus praecox subsp. orientalis

M06200
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Agapanthus praecox subsp. minimus

S00074
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Agapanthus praecox subsp. minimus

M00186
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Agapanthus praecox ‘Maximus Albus’

P05301
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Agapanthus praecox

P07739
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Agapanthus praecox

M00164
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Agapanthus mixed hardy hybrids

M00185
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Agapanthus inapertus subsp. pendulus ex ‘Graskop’

M00184
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Agapanthus inapertus ‘Mood Indigo’

P07615
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Agapanthus inapertus

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Agapanthus Headbourne hybrids

P00720
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Agapanthus Headbourne hybrids

P02984
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Agapanthus ex Headbourne hybrids

Order Ref: 43
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Agapanthus ex [Twister] = ‘Ambic001’

M07438
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Agapanthus ex [Silver Moon] = ‘Notfred’ (v)

Order Ref: 40
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Agapanthus ex ‘Windsor Grey’

M00183
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Agapanthus ex ‘Windlebrooke’

M00182
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Agapanthus ex ‘Tsolo’

M08323
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Agapanthus ex ‘Tinkerbell’ (v)

M06173
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Agapanthus ex ‘Streamline’

M00178

Plants in the family : Agapanthaceae

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Agapanthus praecox subsp. minimus

S00074
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Agapanthus campanulatus variegated (v)

P09672
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Agapanthus campanulatus

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Agapanthus ‘Dorothy Palmer’

P05300
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Agapanthus praecox

P07739
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Agapanthus africanus

P05059
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Agapanthus africanus

P06381
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Agapanthus – seed heads

P07020
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Agapanthus – hybrid

S00073
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Agapanthus africanus

S00072
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Agapanthus Headbourne hybrids

P02984
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Agapanthus white

P04535
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Agapanthus Headbourne hybrids

P00720